CVE-2008-1544

Published Mar 28, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.1 High EPSS 26.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
The setRequestHeader method of the XMLHttpRequest object in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 does not block dangerous HTTP request headers when certain 8-bit character sequences are appended to a header name, which allows remote attackers to (1) conduct HTTP request splitting and HTTP request smuggling attacks via an incorrect Content-Length header, (2) access arbitrary virtual hosts via a modified Host header, (3) bypass referrer restrictions via an incorrect Referer header, and (4) bypass the same-origin policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted request header.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:24 AM
Reserved
Mar 28, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 28, 2008, 11:44 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:51 PM